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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

184

Job Duties:

Workers must be able to Plant, Cultivate (staking and tying) Harvest, grade, sort, and Pack; peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, corn, eggplant, tomatoes, onions, watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, greens, squash, and citrus. Packing House is part of the farm. When pruning workers will take cuttings for propagation. Plant produce by hand placing into pre-dug holes along rows. Pick developed peppers/tomatoes from bush, cucumbers. Cut squash/eggplant using a knife, harvest corn by hand making sure stalk is pulled clean of all ears, and harvest onions, cut top and placing crops into boxes or buckets, making sure that plant is picked clean of all vegetables of correct size and maturity. When bucket is full, carry to dumper on truck that is moving through rows alongside workers, being careful not to bruise vegetables. Cut cabbage using a knife and individually place it into moving truck. Make sure cabbage rows are clean of correct sized heads and correct number of leaves, being gentle with heads. Cut greens with knife removing any discolored or defective leaves, place bands around bundles and harvest onion by cutting the top, putting them into boxes in the field, When boxes are full, carry to truck that is moving through rows alongside workers and receive a new box. Cut watermelon or cantaloupe from vine, lift selected melon, then pitch the melon to another worker who catches the melons and pitch to another worker gently places them in the designated bin/transport vehicle. Make sure that plants are picked clean of all produce of correct size and maturity according to supervisor’s instructions being careful not to bruise or damage produce. Walk through assigned row while bending and reaching to pick ripe blueberries by hand without bruising or damaging the fruit or bush. Workers must use care to pick bushes clean of all berries of the correct color and size (at least 95%), as instructed by their supervisor. Green berries must not be picked. When picking blueberries, workers will carefully place picked berries into buckets that are strapped around their waists. Once all buckets are full, workers will carry buckets to the trailer that is moving through the field. Buckets will then be emptied into trays that are inspected for quality and weighed. Workers will participate in irrigation activities with minor repairs to the system. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Workers will stake and tie. Remove stakes, string, and plastic. Operate, minor repair, clean and maintain farm equipment and vehicles. or designated employees as the needs of the operation dictate. Workers will clean greenhouse, spray nursery, weed, dig ditches, and clean production areas and facilities.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Workers must be 18 years or older. Three-month (3) experience in manually Planting, Cultivating, Harvesting, grading, sort, and packing; peppers, cucumbers, cabbage, corn, Eggplant, tomatoes, onions, watermelon, cantaloupe, blueberries, greens, squash. The employer may conduct a criminal background checks on all new applicants for employment per owner's expense. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Lifting requirement 5 - 40 lbs. Workers may stand in one place for long periods of time and must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, and lift while performing their required job duties. Workers should expect periods of little/no work and hours/days will vary due to weather conditions beyond the employers control and daily hours may be extended due to planting and harvesting demands. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight and weather conditions ranging from hot

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

G & H HARVESTING, INC. 1

Location:

ADEL, GA 31620

Worksite

Address:

D & L PRODUCE, LLC DN 004 CLARENCE NORMAN ROAD, MOULTRIE, GA 31788

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24032-682935

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

The worker must be able to pick 2. 73 boxes/bags of onions per hour@ an estimated rate of $13.65 per hour to meet the standard production rate. Guaranteed an hourly rate of $14.68.

Date Posted:

2/23/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$5.00

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